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Davis-Bacon prevailing wage rates in Elkhart County, Indiana
3 Davis-Bacon wage determinations cover Elkhart County for building, residential, highway and heavy construction, with 126 rates across 23 trades. Of each trade's main rate, elevator constructor is the highest at $100.71 an hour and teamster the lowest at $33.95, base plus fringe.
The Department of Labor modifies these determinations on SAM.gov in weekly batches through the year; the latest Indiana modification we hold is dated July 30, 2026. A contract keeps the wage determination in its bid documents. Modifications published before bid opening apply to it, though one published less than 10 days before can be left out if the agency finds there isn't time to tell bidders (29 CFR 1.6(c)). Checked against sam.gov on October 25, 2026.
Davis-Bacon is the only prevailing wage here (federally funded or assisted work). Indiana repealed its Common Construction Wage Act effective July 1, 2015, and IC 5-16-7.2-5 bars public agencies from setting wage scales (Indiana DOL).
Elkhart County rates by trade, highest first
Each trade's main rate, highest first, split into the base wage and the fringe benefits DOL lists. All bars share one scale. The table below lists the same rates A to Z with classifications.
- Elevator Constructor$100.71
- Boilermaker$81.41
- Electrician$75.23
- Sheet Metal Worker$74.88
- Operating Engineer$74.80
- Utility Lineman$72.66
- Abatement Laborer$72.13
- Heat & Frost Insulator$72.13
- Plumber / Pipefitter$68.22
- Millwright$66.41
- Ironworker$62.32
- Pile Driver$61.02
- Fence Builder$60.95
- Carpenter$59.73
- Glazier$58.89
- Roofer$55.59
- Bricklayer$55.33
- Painter$52.36
- Laborer$48.58
- Telecom Technician$44.83
- Cement Mason$43.32
- Plasterer$37.44
- Teamster (Truck Driver)$33.95
All trades and classifications, A to Z
One main rate per trade, with its classification and base wage. Open a trade for its other classifications, dated steps and DOL's notes. Click a column heading to sort.
| Trade | Main classification | Base + fringe | Base | Rates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asbestos & Lead Abatement Laborer · Elkhart County group | HAZARDOUS MATERIAL HANDLER: INCLUDES PREPARATION, WETTING, STRIPPING, REMOVAL, SCRAPPING, VACCUMING, BAGGING, AND DISPOSAL OF ALL INSULATION MATERIALS, WHETHER THEY CONTAIN ASBESTOS OR NOT, FROM MECHANICAL SYSTEMS (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $72.13 | $41.20 | 2 |
| Boilermaker · Elkhart County group | BOILERMAKER | $81.41 | $43.24 | 1 |
| Bricklayer | BRICKLAYER (TILE AND MARBLE WORKERS) | $55.33 | $33.00 | 5 |
| Carpenter | CARPENTER (ADAMS, CASS, ELKHART, FULTON, GRANT, HOWARD, HUNTINGTON, KOSCIUSKO, MARSHALL, MIAMI, TIPTON, WABASH AND WELLS COUNTIES:) | $59.73 | $34.06 | 2 |
| Cement Mason | CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHER (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO AND LAGRANGE COUNTIES) | $43.32 | $28.84 | 5 |
| Electrical Utility Lineman · Marion County group | LINE CONSTRUCTION:: LINEMAN (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $72.66 | $50.28 | 3 |
| Electrician | ELECTRICIAN (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO AND MARSHALL COUNTIES) | $75.23 | $46.00 | 4 |
| Elevator Constructor · Elkhart County group | ELEVATOR MECHANIC (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO, LAGRANGE, MARSHALL AND STARKE COUNTIES) A) PAID HOLIDAYS: NEW YEAR'S DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY, LABOR DAY, VETERANS' DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY, THE FRIDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, AND CHRISTMAS DAY. B) EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTES 8% OF REGULAR HOURLY RATE TO VACATION PAY CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEE WITH MORE THAN 5 YEARS OF SERVICE; 6% FOR LESS THAN 5 YEARS' SERVICE | $100.71 | $62.27 | 1 |
| Fence Builder | LABORERS: HEAVY & HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 1 CONSTRUCTION LABORER, CARPENTER TENDER, FENCE ERECTOR, GRADE CHECKER, GUARD RAIL ERECTOR, CONTINUOUS STEEL ROD OR MAT INSTALLER, WIRE MESH LAYER, JOINT MAN (MORTAR, MASTIC, AND ALL OTHER TYPES), LIGHTING INSTALLER (PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY), LINEMAN FOR AUTOMATIC GRADE MAKER ON PAVING MACHINES, MORTAR MAN, MULTI-PLANT ERECTOR, RIP-RAP INSTALLER (ALL PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS), ROAD MARKING AND DELINEATION LABORER, SETTING AND PLACING OF ALL PRECAST CONCRETE PRODUCTS, SING INSTALLATION INCLUDING SUPPORTING STRUCTURE, SPRAYING OF ALL EPOXY, CURING COMPOUND, OR LIKE MATERIAL, FLAGPERSON, AIR TOOL, POWER TOOL OPERATOR, ASPHALT RAKER MAN, BATCH TRUCK DUMPER, BRIDGE HAND RAIL ERECTOR, HANDLER (BULK OR BAG CEMENT), CHAIN SAW MAN, CONCRETE PUDDLER, CONCRETE RUBBER, CONCRETE SAW OPERATOR, CORE DRILL OPERATOR, EYE LEVEL, HAND BLADE OPERATOR HYDRO SEEDER MAN, MOTOR DRIVEN GEORGIA BUGGY OPERATOR, POWER DRIVEN COMPACTOR OR TAPER OPERATOR, POWER SAW OPERATOR, PUMP CRETE ASSEMBLY MAN, SREED MAN OR SCREW MAN ON ASPHALT PAVER, REGAR INSTALLER, SANDBLASTER MAN, SEALER APPLICATOR FOR ASPHALT (TOXIC), SETTING AND PLACING PRE-STRESSED ON PRE-CAST CONCRETE STRUCTURAL MEMBERS, SIDE RAIL SETTERS (FOR SIDEWALK, SIDE DITCHES, RADII, AND PAVEMENT), SPREADER BOX TENDER (MANUA OR POWER DRIVEN), STRAW BLOWER MAN, SUBSUREFACE DRAIN AND CULVERT PIPE LAYER, CONCRETE CONVEYOR, HORIZONAL BORING AND JACKMAN AND SHEETMAN, PIPE GREADE MAN, WINCH AND WINDLESS OPERATOR CONDUIT INSTALLER, SOD LAYER (NEWTON COUNTY) | $60.95 | $33.45 | 14 |
| Glazier · Elkhart County group | GLAZIER (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO, LAGRANGE, MARSHALL, PULASKI, AND STARKE COUNTY) | $58.89 | $34.22 | 2 |
| Insulator (Heat & Frost / Asbestos Worker) · Elkhart County group | ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOR (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $72.13 | $41.20 | 4 |
| Ironworker · Elkhart County group | IRONWORKER (KOSCIUSKO (REMAINDER OF COUNTY) AND LAGRANGE (REMAINDER OF COUNTY)) | $62.32 | $35.40 | 10 |
| Laborer | LABORERS: BUILDING CONSTRUCTION: GROUP 1 BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION LABORERS; SCAFFOLD BUILDERS (OTHER THAN FOR PLASTERERS); MECHANIC TENDERS; WINDOW WASHERS AND CLEANERS; WATERBOYS AND TOOLHOUSEMEN; ROOFERS TENDERS; RAILROAD WORKERS; MASONRY WALL WASHERS (INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR); CEMENT FINISHER TENDERS; CARPENTER TENDERS; ALL PORTABLE WATER PUMPS WITH DISCHARGE UP TO (3) INCHES; PLASTER TENDERS; FLAG & SIGNAL PERSON. (REMAINING COUNTIES) | $48.58 | $29.88 | 9 |
| Millwright · Elkhart County group | MILLWRIGHT (ADAMS, ALLEN, CASS, DEKALB, ELKHART, FULTON, GRANT, HOWARD, HUNTINGTON, KOSCIUSKO, LAGRANGE, MARSHALL, MIAMI, NOBLE, ST. JOSEPH, STEUBEN, TIPTON, WABASH, WELLS AND WHITLEY COUNTIES) | $66.41 | $35.89 | 1 |
| Operating Engineer | POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR GROUP 1: MECHANIC, ASPHALT PLANT, ASPHLAT SPREADER, AUTO GRADER; BATCH PLANT, BENOTO (REQUIRES 2 ENGINEERS), BOILER AND THROTTLE VALVE, BORING MACHINE (ROAD), BULLDOZERS WITH ENGINES OF 140NET HORSEPOWER OR MORE, CAISSON RIGS, CENTRAL REDI-MIX PLANT, CONCRETE CONVEYOR SYSTEMS, CONCRETE PAVER (OVER 27E CU. FT.), CONCTETE PAVER (27E CU. FT. AND UNDER), CONCRETE PLACER, CONCRETE PLACING BOOM, CONCRETE PUMPS (TRUCK MOUNTED), CONCRETE TOWER, CRANES AND BACKHOES (ALL ATTACHMENTS), CRANES, HAMMERHEAD, CRETER CRANE, DERRICKS (ALL), FORKLIFT (CAPBLE OF HOISTING AND MECHANICALLY MOVING FORKS HORIZONTALLY), GRADER, ELEVATING, HIGHLIFT SHOVELS OR FRONT END LOADERS, HOISTS (2 OR MORE DRUMS), LAZER SCREED, LOCOMOTIVES (ALL), MOTOR PATROL, PILE DRIVERS AND SKID RIG, PRE-STRESS MACHINES, ROCK DRILL (SELF- PROPELLED), ROCK DRILL (TRUCK MOUNTED), SCOOPS (TRACTOR DRAWN), SLIP-FORM PAVER, TOURNAPULL, TRACTOR WITH BOOM & SIDE BOOM, TRENCHING MACHINE (12 OR MORE INCHES IN WIDTH), COMBINATION BACKHOE FRONT END LOADER MACHINE WITH 1/2 CU. YD. OR ATTACHMENTS. (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO, LAGRANGE AND MARSHALL COUNTIES) | $74.80 | $36.15 | 19 |
| Painter | PAINTER (BRUSH & ROLLER, DRYWALL TAPING & FINISHING, VINYL/PAPER HANGING) | $52.36 | $32.50 | 6 |
| Pile Driver · Elkhart County group | CARPENTER & PILEDRIVERMEN (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO AND MARSHALL COUNTIES) | $61.02 | $35.51 | 1 |
| Plasterer | PLASTERER (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO AND LAGRANGE COUNTIES) | $37.44 | $25.69 | 4 |
| Plumber / Pipefitter | PLUMBER (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO, AND LAGRANGE COUNTIES) | $68.22 | $45.06 | 6 |
| Roofer | ROOFER: COMPOSITION (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO, LAGRANGE, MARSHALL, PULASKI, AND STARKE COUNTIES) | $55.59 | $34.55 | 5 |
| Sheet Metal Worker | SHEET METAL WORKER (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO, & MARSHALL) | $74.88 | $44.45 | 3 |
| Teamster (Truck Driver) | TRUCK DRIVER: GROUP 2 SINGLE AXLE TRUCKS (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO, LAGRANGE & MARSHALL COUNTIES) | $33.95 | $33.95 | 16 |
| Telecommunications Technician · Elkhart County group | COMMUNICATION TECHNICIAN (ELKHART, KOSCIUSKO AND MARSHALL COUNTIES) | $44.83 | $26.50 | 3 |
Wage determinations for Elkhart County
The WD that applies depends on the kind of construction. Every rate on this page names its WD and modification.
| Construction | Wage determination | Modification | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building | IN20260005 | 2 | May 18, 2026 |
| Residential | IN20260051 | 1 | May 18, 2026 |
| Highway | IN20260006 Heavy Construction Highway Construction | 3 | July 30, 2026 |
| Heavy | IN20260006 Heavy Construction Highway Construction | 3 | July 30, 2026 |
Questions about Elkhart County rates
How much does an electrician make on prevailing wage in Elkhart County?
$75.23 an hour: a $46.00 base wage plus $29.23 in fringe benefits, for the main classification, under wage determination IN20260005, modification 2. Overtime and every electrician rate in Elkhart County.
What is the prevailing wage for a laborer in Elkhart County?
$48.58 an hour: a $29.88 base wage plus $18.70 in fringe benefits, for the main classification, under wage determination IN20260005, modification 2. Overtime and every laborer rate in Elkhart County.
Does the prevailing wage include fringe benefits?
Yes. The rate is a base wage plus fringe benefits, and the employer owes both for every hour. For elevator constructor, the highest-paid trade in Elkhart County, the $100.71 total is a $62.27 base wage plus $38.44 in fringe benefits.
Which Davis-Bacon wage determination covers Elkhart County?
It depends on the kind of construction: IN20260005 (modification 2, May 18, 2026) for building construction, IN20260051 (modification 1, May 18, 2026) for residential construction and IN20260006 (modification 3, July 30, 2026) for highway and heavy construction. Your contract names the one that applies.
Does Elkhart County share its rates with other counties?
For 10 of its 23 trades, yes: DOL sets the same rates, row for row, in other counties too. Ironworker rates, for example, are the same in 3 counties (the Elkhart County group). The other 13 are Elkhart County's own.